Yakima City Manager Cliff Moore has announced the names of the four finalists for the Yakima Fire Chief position, which has been vacant since the retirement of former chief Bob Stewart earlier this year. The finalist pool includes current Indian River State College (Fort Pierce, Florida) Adjunct EMS Instructor Daniel Harshburger, current Kittitas Valley Fire … Continued

Traffic signals at the intersection of 16th Avenue and Tieton Drive will be shut down temporarily during the morning on Tuesday, May 8th for about two hours while City of Yakima crews make wiring changes to accommodate flashing yellow arrow operations for eastbound and westbound traffic. Between 9:00 am and about 11:00 am on May … Continued

Photography, belly dancing, and gardening classes are just some of the events included in the Spring 2018 Newsletter published by the City of Yakima’s Harman Center at Gailleon Park. The newsletter covers activities at the center scheduled through the end of June. It includes event announcements, as well as a weekly schedule calendar of ongoing … Continued

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, May 1st. Action by the Council on May 1st included: Approving amendments to the YMCA/Aquatic Center ground lease. Deciding to no longer hold Council Briefing meetings. Placing the Yakima Central Plaza preliminary design and staff report on the agenda for the June 19th City Council … Continued

A road repair project will impact traffic on a section of 53rd Avenue for most of the day on Wednesday, May 2nd and Thursday, May 3rd. As a result of the project, 53rd Avenue between Scenic Drive and Englewood Avenue will be closed to all traffic from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm on May 2nd … Continued

A road repair project will impact traffic on a section of Ahtanum Road for part of the day on Wednesday, May 2nd. As a result of the project, the westbound lane of Ahtanum between 16th Avenue and 26th Avenue will be closed on May 2nd from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.  Detour routes will be … Continued